Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-28
WANTED FINE UNDERWEAR,
How Ex-Warden Varnell Paid for .Twa
Suits Costing S85.
HE HAD EPICUREAN TASTES,
Testimony or Dry Goods Clerk 10
the Omibus Doodle Triai-How
Commissioner Wren For
ged an Endorse mcnt.

CHICAGO, July ~ Special Telegram "a
the BEE. AT the beginning OF the great
omnibus Doodle trial about month ayO the
deportment of the twelve defendants was
described as being not unlike that of men
fond of merry living sitting down to BAN
quet where wine and wit were expected to
flow in abundance. That is all changed now.
The banquet has changed to a sad burial
feast. Comedy has taken on the phase OF
tragedy. Buck" Mccarthy may now bs de-.
scribed as a sort of second Damoces. He is
most probably not familiar with the ancient
story of the courtler of Dionysius, of Syra.
cuse, but is beginning to realize all the same
that the sword is suspended over his head
aud that only hair stays its descent ThuS
he and his guilty colleagues are afraid to
STIR and the banqnct has becomes tantaliZing
term, to them, since the veritable avalanch0
of testimony poured down from the open
mouths OF Lynn, Kolze, Bipper, Macdonald
and Robinson, the big squealers,a a panic OF
terror has invaded the camp of the defense.
They seem to have lost hope of escapin CON-
sign punishment. This shows IN their facet
and their conduct Tho testimony brought
out to-day was Of the same character as thaS
already given. Tradesmen OF all sorts testi-
lied how they had been obliged to pay tributa
to the ring. Ex-Warden Varnell seems ts
have had an expensive taste. A salesman
for a dry goods establishment testified con-
cerning one of his visits to his shop as fol-
lows:
did he order any goods that timer
ale said he wanted some fine underwear
for himself, the best made"
Did you have any goods of that kind?'
mo, he wanted the best silk underwear"
Did you get him what he wantedT'
Yes, ito Marshall Fields and bought
two suits for him."
You got them at wholesale ratesP''
What did they cost your ..
81 think paid S63 for the two suits."
what did YOU charge \arnellp'
~ charged him SS5."
"Did he pay you for the underwear"
"No, he ordered q bale OF muslin and 1000
yards of calico for the intirmary.
Then he told me to make out bill for
two bales of muslin"
What was bale of muslin worth?"
"Eighty-ive dolarS."'
THAT just paid you for the underwear
then?"
YES"
The evidence of II. c. Walker, n carriage
manufacturer, showed that Commissioning
Wren was guilty of forgery as well as thiev-
| cry. He was asked:
"Did you sell any goods to the county in
| lSSG?'
mo, SIR"
"Look at these two bills and state If you
| ever saw them before"
II know nothing about them except what
l see here TIE writing is not mine nor
that of any of my employees so far as l can
| tell. never saw or swore to the atiidavits
on those, bills and that is not my signature
on them"
| One bill read: July, 1856. Cook County
Inirmary To III. c. Walker: To one set Of
harness, one three. seat wagon and ono
| double harness, S270.00."
| O'k'd by c. f. Frey.
The Other, was: July, 1Ss6.-Cook county
| Insane Asylum, TO IL. C. Walker to one SIM
| gle harness and buggy, S25O0O."
| O'k'd by Harry Narnell.
| Mr.. Walker was now shown a county war;
| rant for 500 and said:
| l have seen that before. | think Wren
| brought it to my Office and wanted to borrow
| some money on it. gave him my check for
| $50 and SD in currency. lie wanted 2ur-
| rency for the balance but | didn't have e.
| Then my bookkeeper made out a check for
| S2Oj, the balance. The next morning re-
| fused to have anything to do with the warrant
| Wren and found he had my name on the
back of it. | said, This is not my signature.'
| The same night Wren gave me his check Tor
| SOD and took the warrant back"